Etymology

homo

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to homosexuality. Full definition →

Latin homō̆
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homo · noun, adjective1

Clipping of homosexual.

homo · noun, adjective2

Clipping of homogenized.

homo · noun3

  1. Latin · derived fromhomō̆“a human being, man, person”
  2. English todayhomo

From Latin homō̆ (“a human being, man, person”), sometimes as a shortening of Homo sapiens. Doublet of gome, hombre, ombre, and omi.

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